Visualization of the Sun-Earth Lagrange points. Orbital mechanics is a fun subject, as it involves a lot of seemingly empty space that’s nevertheless full of very real forces, all of which must be ...

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The European Space Agency (ESA)’s Euclid space telescope has arrived at its orbit around the sun. Launched from Cape Canaveral on July 1, the telescope is now in at orbit around the sun at the L2 ...

Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Vol. 133, No. 1029 (2021 November), pp. 1-9 (9 pages) Space-based observatories at the second Sun—Earth Lagrange Point (L2) offer a unique ...